The Portland Trail Blazers hold the 21st pick in the 2011 NBA draft, and history shows us that a good player should be available (look no further than the 2008 draft, when Serge Ibaka was selected No. 24 and Nicolas Batum was selected No. 25).

With that in mind, we will build up to the June 23 draft by profiling prospects that will likely be available when the Blazers make their selection. Today's prospect is 18-year-old Lucas "Bebe" Nogueira, a slender 7-foot center out of Brazil. Nogueira is no stranger to Portland, having competed in the 2009 Nike Global Challenge, the 2010 Nike Global Challenge and the 2011 Nike Hoop Summit (watch the highlight video).

Lucas Nogueira

NBA projection from NBA.com: "He's still a few years away. He's either a late second-round pick and allow him to stay in Spain for three more years, or perhaps a team feels as though he'd benefit from working with their coaching staff, strength coaches, and playing in the NBADL. Either way, he's three years from an NBA roster spot."

NBA draft prospects

Walker Beeken, DraftExpress.com: "Lucas is a very intriguing prospect, but the biggest question for NBA teams is figuring out how far along he is in his development, and whether they are patient enough to wait on him. If a team were to select him in the draft based on his upside, they would need to have a plan in place to develop him over the next few years, and decide where the best place would be for him to work on his game and improve."

NBADraft.net: "Runs the floor like a deer, makes quick moves. Can change directions quickly. Very springy ... A big time shot blocker using his length and leaping ability to be an eraser around the basket ..."
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SwishScout.com: "The one area of his game where he is consistently solid is on the boards where his tremendous length allows him to snatch any board in the vicinity, and really excels on the offensive boards for getting put backs out of pure effort. While he possesses a solid motor, he doesn’t really do a great job of establishing great post position on either end yet due to a lack of strength, but his rebounding should improve substantially once he does add that muscle and will be able to hold down a spot in the paint."

You decide: If Lucas "Bebe" Nogueira is available at No. 21, should the Blazers draft him?